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president obama is promising to send ideas to congress next month. he is already pushing for lawmakers to reinstate a ban on military-style assault weapons, close loopholes that will allow gun buyers to avoid background checks. he also was to restrict restrictions on high-capacity ammunition clips. >> read the marsh and joins us from new town on the long road to recovery ahead. >> the sandy hook teachers are really struggling trying to get to as many as possible. >> wednesday newtown said it farewell to sandy hook teacher the vicki soto. paul simon was a family friend and performed at the sound of silence at her funeral. wednesday night about 3000 people gathered at western connecticut state university for a tribute to newtown victims. the tragedy has sparked national debate over gun control with president obama pledging to take action. a newly formed group, at newtown united advocating what it calls sensible gun legislation. >> we have 20 children that have passed away and if we don't do this we have failed them. >> tomorrow will be a national day o
president obama is promising to send ideas to congress next month. he is already pushing for lawmakers to reinstate a ban on military-style assault weapons, close loopholes that will allow gun buyers to avoid background checks. he also was to restrict restrictions on high-capacity ammunition clips. >> read the marsh and joins us from new town on the long road to recovery ahead. >> the sandy hook teachers are really struggling trying to get to as many as possible. >> wednesday...
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you saw that a little bit yesterday with president obama and also boehner. they're both negotiating in public to figure out there will be tax increases at some kind, and the question is where do they start? the president is at 400,000 and boehner is at 1 million. the president is flustered and he feels he's giving enough and boehner is resisting because of the tea party members in his house. >> right now the republican brand is taking a hit about being too extreme and the new cnn/orc poll finding americans do think the republican party is too extreme. we have congressman john fleming telling roll call of today's vote, i think there's sort of an intuitive feeling on our side and i don't necessarily agree with it that we want to mitigate as much damage as possible. chip, is that what's behind this strategy here? does speaker john boehner have a bigger play in mind? something for the longer game? >> think that may have something to do with it, but the speaker does have a longer game in mind and revenue has to start in the house and this is a starting point as f
you saw that a little bit yesterday with president obama and also boehner. they're both negotiating in public to figure out there will be tax increases at some kind, and the question is where do they start? the president is at 400,000 and boehner is at 1 million. the president is flustered and he feels he's giving enough and boehner is resisting because of the tea party members in his house. >> right now the republican brand is taking a hit about being too extreme and the new cnn/orc poll...
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. >>> that was president obama yesterday at the white house looking to jump start negotiations on fiscal cliff. following what's been a very tough time for so many americans. good morning, i'm mark halperin and this is "way too early." thanks for being up with us today. we have a lot of news to talk about on this thursday, including new fallout on that scathing report on the state department's, quote, systematic failures of protecting u.s. diplomats in benghazi. >>> plus, nasty weather bearing down as millions of travelers prepare to hit the road for the holidays. we'll have the latest forecast there. >>> first, let's get to the news here in new york city. five days out from christmas, 12 days away from the fiscal cliff deadline that could potentially cripple the economy. house republicans are expected to vote on plan "b." that's speaker john boehner's safety net proposal that would maintain bush era tax rates for everyone making a million dollars or less. >> about providing and working with us on a balanced approach. tomorrow the house will pass legislation to make permanent tax relief
. >>> that was president obama yesterday at the white house looking to jump start negotiations on fiscal cliff. following what's been a very tough time for so many americans. good morning, i'm mark halperin and this is "way too early." thanks for being up with us today. we have a lot of news to talk about on this thursday, including new fallout on that scathing report on the state department's, quote, systematic failures of protecting u.s. diplomats in benghazi. >>>...
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which is where barack obama started. he wanted everybody, the tax increase to kick back in for them. >> right. >> so congressman boehner, you know, there's still a lot of people there that, you know, below that that are going to feel that these people should be taxed. so i'm not sure that he's going to get done what he wants to get done. >> and i think a lot of people not sure to add to your point what he wants done but let me bring in zachary. there's a new cnn poll out. who should compromise more, republicans 53%, democrats 41%. you have the president making movement on the people, the income threshold from 250 to 400,000. we saw compromise on spending cuts, as well. just looking at the numbers here, the president said yesterday, there is not an insurmountable gap but how do you process, zachary, the movement here by speaker boehner? is this a sense of him walking away from a grand bargain? >> politico had one of the better lines saying the differences between the sides are wide and narrow, meaning the dollar amount, i
which is where barack obama started. he wanted everybody, the tax increase to kick back in for them. >> right. >> so congressman boehner, you know, there's still a lot of people there that, you know, below that that are going to feel that these people should be taxed. so i'm not sure that he's going to get done what he wants to get done. >> and i think a lot of people not sure to add to your point what he wants done but let me bring in zachary. there's a new cnn poll out. who...
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obama put 400,000. boehner afters at a million. obama said i couldn't take 700,000 or $800,000 in terms of the tax rates. that still leaves 500,000 or maybe up to 650,000. what happened to make these two sides go back this their corner and paintory put forward plan b? no one knows for sure. the explanation we're hearing is, well, the president is not serious. well, from reading everything and from talking to people, it seems to be that both sides were moving together. what happened? we do not necessarily know. this plan b will most likely pass tonight. republicans believe they have the votes after they added those defense cuts in there. sorry. after they replaced the defense cuts. it would move forward. mr. cantor said that they're not going to go home this weekend. apparently they're going to be here. it's unclear what exactly they would work on, but this is some sort of dance we're seeing here, alex, that really has no explanation. >> we thought it was three acts. it turns out to be a 15 act. glen, if you break it down, as luke s
obama put 400,000. boehner afters at a million. obama said i couldn't take 700,000 or $800,000 in terms of the tax rates. that still leaves 500,000 or maybe up to 650,000. what happened to make these two sides go back this their corner and paintory put forward plan b? no one knows for sure. the explanation we're hearing is, well, the president is not serious. well, from reading everything and from talking to people, it seems to be that both sides were moving together. what happened? we do not...
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president obama calls gun control a central issue for his second term. as his administration starts a national conversation about guns. the leader of the national rifle association gets ready to break what's been mostly silence from the country's most vocal pro-gun group. >>> right now a senate hearing digging in to what happened before, during and after september 11th's deadly attack in benghazi, libya. john kerry leads the look into what went wrong. we'll have the latest in just minutes. good morning from a very busy washington. it's thursday, december 20th, 2012. this is "the daily rundown," the second shortest day of the year. let's get right to my first read. if talks on the fiscal cliff are going to be rescued, they have got to be rescued today. but the more you see the president and speaker boehner talking in public, the less they are talking behind the scenes. leaving negotiations stalled just 12 days before the new year. the speaker is now spending his third day working to pass a bill that will not become law. maybe it will start a framework for
president obama calls gun control a central issue for his second term. as his administration starts a national conversation about guns. the leader of the national rifle association gets ready to break what's been mostly silence from the country's most vocal pro-gun group. >>> right now a senate hearing digging in to what happened before, during and after september 11th's deadly attack in benghazi, libya. john kerry leads the look into what went wrong. we'll have the latest in just...
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we're living now in the age of obama, which is a new kind of american open heartedness, the bringing in of latinos, guy marriage, marijuana even. and a lot of the progressive programs of the '60s he has been able to maintain. >> would you parallel him to abraham lincoln? that. >> is the president. i know a group of historians, we visited with him in the white house. he loves lincoln. he can't get enough of abraham lincoln. doris kerns goodwin is his favorite historian. and he is very lincolnesque in the sense he is very good with words. and that "time" article points out he writes a lot. he came to the white house as a writer. i think he is also a great constitutional lawyer. and lincoln was too. >> professor brinkley, great to have you with us tonight. thank you so much. that is "ed show." i'm ed schultz. "the rachel maddow show" starts right now. >>> it was july 23rd, 2007. it was one of the debates where the moderator does not ask the questions. instead they have the questions submitted by different people all around the country via youtube. at that debate in july 2007, there was
we're living now in the age of obama, which is a new kind of american open heartedness, the bringing in of latinos, guy marriage, marijuana even. and a lot of the progressive programs of the '60s he has been able to maintain. >> would you parallel him to abraham lincoln? that. >> is the president. i know a group of historians, we visited with him in the white house. he loves lincoln. he can't get enough of abraham lincoln. doris kerns goodwin is his favorite historian. and he is...
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if there is no republican help like there has been on so many other issues in the obama administration, if there is no republican help at all, if they totally blank him on this, then nothing can happen through congress, and that makes ate much shorter list of reforms that can be done. speaking realistically, what is possible here? not just what is desirable, but what is possible? with this big presidential commitment to this issue today, what really might get done? joining us now is senator barbara boxer of california. senator boxer, thank you very much for being here. it's nice to have you here. >> thanks. >> president obama said this will not be just another washington commission whose ideas get pushed aside after months of study. what do you think is possible to achieve? >> first of all, i want to say that joe biden is a no nonsense person who i had the privilege of working with the author of the violence against women act. he is as you said shepherded it through, senator feinstein's bill that banned the assault weapons. he created the cops program which we together worked to make s
if there is no republican help like there has been on so many other issues in the obama administration, if there is no republican help at all, if they totally blank him on this, then nothing can happen through congress, and that makes ate much shorter list of reforms that can be done. speaking realistically, what is possible here? not just what is desirable, but what is possible? with this big presidential commitment to this issue today, what really might get done? joining us now is senator...
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more people would blame the republicans in congress than president obama. about one in ten would blame both sides. >> so what do you think the expectations are? do you think he has the votes in the house? >> reporter: he says he has the votes. we'll see for sure a little later today. it's not sure if all those tea pa party republicans or on board with plan b. >>> john berman has a look at some of the other news this morning. >>> the ripple effect of the attack on benghazi consulate hits capitol hill this morning. two state department officials are expected to testify in about an hour. this has caused a staff shake-up at the state department. there's been one resignation and three people on administrative leave. the review blamed systemic failures and leadership and management deficiencies. u.s. ambassador to libya, christopher stevens and three other americans were killed in that attack. i'm joined by elise labott. what's the latest? >> reporter: well, the latest is this morning secretary clinton's deputies will be testifying, john. deputy secretary tom nid
more people would blame the republicans in congress than president obama. about one in ten would blame both sides. >> so what do you think the expectations are? do you think he has the votes in the house? >> reporter: he says he has the votes. we'll see for sure a little later today. it's not sure if all those tea pa party republicans or on board with plan b. >>> john berman has a look at some of the other news this morning. >>> the ripple effect of the attack on...
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this of course is president obama's threatening to veto that. we will have more for you from capitol hill and also the man expected to be the next secretary of state is the one questioning the department he could soon take over. that is happening today all in a moment. first, we begin with the blizzard blowing out of the heardland. they are putting a freeze on the rush to get home for the holidays. take a look. this is a very, very big storm. a volatile storm and now a deadly storm. you have rain out front and heavy blowy snow extending right now from missouri to michigan and i want you to look at the pictures with me. this is why you need to think twice about driving in this. should you be in the path of the storm, look at the car. bumper and bumper-to-bumper. this is kansas city not going anywhere right now. we have at least reports of at least one death. this is a chain collision crash near fort dodge e iowa. 30 vehicles and ten to 12 inches of blowing snow and near zero visibility. let me say it once more if you are in this neck of the woods
this of course is president obama's threatening to veto that. we will have more for you from capitol hill and also the man expected to be the next secretary of state is the one questioning the department he could soon take over. that is happening today all in a moment. first, we begin with the blizzard blowing out of the heardland. they are putting a freeze on the rush to get home for the holidays. take a look. this is a very, very big storm. a volatile storm and now a deadly storm. you have...
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most of the price tag will be covered by president obama supporters and private donors. but taxpayers you will pay for security costs and for the viewing stands. >>> bay area gas prices continue to fall. at least one analyst says they could be 20 cents a gallon lower next year. as usual, san francisco has the highest average price for a gallon of regular, $3.60. that's down 8 cents in the last week and $1.14 cheaper that the record high price set in october. in the south, east and north bays, the current price is $3.48 and that's down 7 cents in the last week. >>> u.s. prosecutors have charged two former traders at uvs. they say they are the first individuals accused in the interest rate manipulation scandal. the international investigation found attempts to manipulate a key interest rate, the libor rate and those were widespread in the banking industry. >>> 7:20. tori, i know how much you love cold weather. >> i -- you know -- >> a little bit. >> it's okay. >> not too cold. >> you go outside, it's very cold. all of the bay area. but the sunrise is beautiful. meteorologi
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there is growing ranker between president obama and john boehner. he ups the ante when he calls for plan b which extends the bush era tax cuts on incomes under $1 million. he promises to veto the bill if it ever reaches his desk and to complicate matters. it's no the clear he even has votes to pass plan bs there a way to untangle this mess? is that my first question for you? can you untangle the mess? >> personally, i don't think i can do it. what happened to the optimism from earlier this week? both gentlemen making comments yesterday and both seem to be playing a political game of chicken in a way. the president after making gun control comments, he talked about the fiscal cliff about two hours later the house speaker went in front of cameras for 56 seconds before walking off. here's a taste of what both men said. >> tomorrow the house will pass legislation to make permanent tax relief for nearly every american. 99.81% of the american people. then the president will have a decision to make. he can call on senate democrats to pass that bill or he c
there is growing ranker between president obama and john boehner. he ups the ante when he calls for plan b which extends the bush era tax cuts on incomes under $1 million. he promises to veto the bill if it ever reaches his desk and to complicate matters. it's no the clear he even has votes to pass plan bs there a way to untangle this mess? is that my first question for you? can you untangle the mess? >> personally, i don't think i can do it. what happened to the optimism from earlier...
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president obama is promising to send ideas to congress next month. he is already pushing for lawmakers to reinstate a ban on military- style assault weapons, and close loopholes that will allow gun buyers to avoid background checks. he also wants restrictions on high capacity ammunition clips. it is the nearly one week since the tragic shooting at an elementary school in new town conn. the community is coping with a steady stream of funeral processions. today more children including six year-old allison whites and kathryn hubbard will be laid to rest. yesterday's newtown bid farewell to 27 year-old teacher vicki soto. paul simon, at the was a family friend of the so those, performed the the sound of silence at her funeral. i new group formed newtown united advocating what it called sensible gun regulation. >> we have 20 children that are trying to point as the way, and if we don't follow their lead, we have failed them and their debts are in vain. >> the day before her death nancy lanza of the mother of the gunman had just returned, short trip along
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but president obama repealed that. he made the decision. i'm confident any secretary of defense is going to go with the positions of the president. >> you know, hilary, he also voted against the confirmation of a u.s. ambassador to l-- and he made a statement at that time. this goes back 20 years that the united states should not send ambassadors around the world who represent that lifestyle. >> he did. and i don't -- i don't like what he said. but i think people can evolve. and i trust this president that when he appoints somebody, he is -- he is following the policy of the president and those are the rules. and i just think we have to assume that's where chuck hagel's going to be when he speaks himself if he's nominated to the senate. i'm confident he's going to straighten all of this out. >> and ari -- >> it raises the question, why would president obama nominate somebody whose positions are so far outside what the president's positions are? because you don't want to set up that type of internal clash between a secretary of defense -- >>
but president obama repealed that. he made the decision. i'm confident any secretary of defense is going to go with the positions of the president. >> you know, hilary, he also voted against the confirmation of a u.s. ambassador to l-- and he made a statement at that time. this goes back 20 years that the united states should not send ambassadors around the world who represent that lifestyle. >> he did. and i don't -- i don't like what he said. but i think people can evolve. and i...
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they all would have accused obama of selling out. and it would not have been a case lacking -- i mean, the boehner case, it was a real genuine compromise. and the white house really thought that's what it was. the second thing, what john boehner has to do is start doing on january 4th because january 3rd is when he is re-elected as speaker. i think there may be a fear that some of those right. wing members of his caucus might be so furious that any deal he cuts that they wouldn't vote for him. >> what i'm told may end up happening, you've got a number of problems for instance on the senate side on friday, there is the funeral for danny inouye tomorrow. that's going to take up a lot. there's the viewing today. you've got the benghazi hearings. time is running out on the calendar. so what i'm hearing is, go home for christmas and come back the day after, come back on the 26th. >> the plan b would, as a diversion, make sense if they were still talking. but they're not talking. and according to senior white house officials, they haven't
they all would have accused obama of selling out. and it would not have been a case lacking -- i mean, the boehner case, it was a real genuine compromise. and the white house really thought that's what it was. the second thing, what john boehner has to do is start doing on january 4th because january 3rd is when he is re-elected as speaker. i think there may be a fear that some of those right. wing members of his caucus might be so furious that any deal he cuts that they wouldn't vote for him....